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I’ve been a couple places with bed bugs, and part of making sure I didn’t bring them back with me was putting clothing, shoes, bags, etc. into big contractor bags, dumping in some diatomaceous earth, sealing it (with triple bags and seals), shaking it around, and leaving it for a few weeks, then was...

I’m not sure of the exact name, but those are succulents and should be watered rarely. I’d give them at least some sun. In general I don’t have much luck with combo pots like that, but I have some going for years and I water them maybe two or three times a year. YMMV.

Just looking at the price of that TV and seeing what you get, I can’t imagine the value is good versus a gaming monitor. A TV like that can work, but you can get a decent gaming monitor with at least those specs for less than a grand. If nothing else you’ll sit far away from the TV so it’s relative ...

Depending on the area you live in there may be companies that use dogs to sniff out bed bugs. It may cost a few hundred dollars, but the dogs can find any location where the bugs are in a room. There are different dogs trained in different ways, some sniff out live bugs, some sniff out exoskeletons,...

When I went to buy a used WRX, the salesmen would stop short when I mentioned the car I wanted because, they said, any available WRXes were already promised to people on their mile-long waiting lists. As others said here, the prices weren’t that much less than new anyway. The ratio of Subarus to oth...

I didn’t give a specific price because I didn’t want to artificially restrict recommendations, but I did say that money was tight and I can’t spend that much money. The AudioTechnica looks good, but it’s on the expensive side. The M6 Pro is prices more reasonably, and it looks like it’s hard to rip ...

For the longest time I've used the white Apple earbuds that came with iPhones. I'd like a new pair, and my criteria are as follows: -- Higher quality than the Apple earbuds. I've only used Apple's, but if there's nicer to be had, then why not? -- Longer wire. I put my phone in my back pocket and if ...

I read articles every now and then to try and figure out when the next Surface Pro is coming out, and I came across this article that hints at a big hardware reveal. The article talks about Surface hardware in all forms, but the author isn't very clever about it. If Microsoft is asking for 'a moment...

Without me doing anything, lately websites are telling me that JavaScript is disabled on my browser, which is FF (whatever the latest version is). I didn't change any settings before this happened. I see this error on two sites: Google Maps and Hotmail. I am using NoScript, but I don't think that's ...

To the OP, I used Hue lights and some other similar ones, and I encourage you to read up on the color reproduction quality on them. Especially in a home theater, ambient light that taints the environment with unpleasant colors could be problematic.

It's been so long since I've had to troubleshoot something that I forgot how to do it. Chrome kept crashing when I tried to open the browser. I'd hit 'close program', and it'd keep popping up with the same error. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, and I keep getting the 'crashed' error that contin...

Historic train rides are usually great fun. I've been on a bunch. Today I went on the historic train ride at the B&O museum in Baltimore, MD. It's billed as the 'Mile One Express', a ride that travels on the first tracks ever to be laid in the United States, starting at a roundhouse that has the...

What happens if you write a check to someone and make it for a negative amount? Would it even be accepted? Would the teller enter it as a negative amount? What would the computer do with a negative deposit?

Bilbo Baggins is great! Right around the corner from my folks' place. if I remember right there's some zoning reason there's not many actual breweries in DC itself, despite the size of the craft-beer-drinking population. Yep, pretty restrictive in DC, but the industry thrives in VA and MD. The loca...

Software testing, of the multi-state regulatory variety. If you find any good beer places let me know. I stop there sometimes in the year on the way to the ports. Best place I know in the DC area is called ‘Bilbo Baggins’, a little bar/restaurant in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia. It’s regular beer...

Portable units are less efficient, and also need their condensation to be drained. My friend had a portable unit because he couldn’t afford a ‘real’ one and he built a little sump pump to drain the water. Is something to worry about that a built-in unit would automatically take care of. The portable...

Unless I’m expecting a call from a number not on my contact list (like a workman scheduled that day, for example) I don’t pick up numbers I don’t recognize. I get several spam calls per day, but never pick them up. If it’s a legit caller I miss, they’ll leave a message.

I’m gearing up to buy a laptop but there’s one thing that is holdig me back: buggy touchpads. I use Dell laptops at work (various Latitude models from various years) and my wife uses a Dell XPS 12 from a few years ago at home. All of the touchpads exhibit the same problems: 1. Sometimes a left-click...

Yeah, the Windows driver stack for optical drives is a bizarre beast. I have vague recollections of various issues arising because of problems with "upper filter" and "lower filter" drivers, and performing manual registry surgery to fix it. Haven't had to deal with that sort of ...

Pet peeve: Robocall that immediately puts you on hold when you pick up. Great way to guarantee that I won't talk to you. These days I need to talk to so few people, and with the localized spoofing spam I simply don't answer my phone. People that need me know to get me a text or email. This, and als...

I don't want to derail the thread or deride your process for setting up your computer, but you really shouldn't use the setup CDs that come with motherboards or any other computer product unless absolutely necessary. Just download drivers from the sites that you require. I can't download anything u...

I waited to see what the new MacBook Pro would look like last week, but there's no new one yet. Bummer. The MBP still has the best trackpad and a great screen, but the keyboard is now inferior (both in reported reliability and in my own experience using it). Double bummer. The 'new' Surface Pro isn'...

The only practical problem with Amazon subscriptions is that the individual products are more expensive than what you'd get in a physical store. Depends on the product, I suppose. I have a particular kind of soap I use; I have skin issues, and most other soaps are problematic to varying degrees. A ...

If you want those kinds of webcam features then you should get a webcam, and a computer to fo along with it. I doubt such features will work on FaceTime, but it might with Skype. You’re clearly in desktop computer territory with your needs, though.

Subscriptions are a way of sucking as much money out of people as possible. Rather than buy what you need when you need it, these services want you to dedicate an amount of money to them per month and either adjust your consumption to consume more or let the excess go to waste. It's a good model for...

The only practical problem with Amazon subscriptions is that the individual products are more expensive than what you'd get in a physical store. Maybe when you add in discounts for having multiple recurring orders it'd be closer, but per item it's not a good deal. The way I figure it, I'll have to g...